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Monday, September 30, 2002 - 02:09 PM Permanent link for What Motivates an Anti-Glob Protestor?
What Motivates an Anti-Glob Protestor?

This article (via instapundit) from the American Prospect captures much of my bewilderment towards the Anti-Globalization crowd:  What exactly are they arguing against?

...They were international socialists, anti-water privatization activists, environmentalists, pro-Palestinian marchers, anti-war protestors, Greenpeace warriors, AIDS health workers, clean energy advocates and groups of unaffiliated young white kids in the appropriate uniforms -- piercings, ragged clothing, dread-locks, bandanas and backpacks.

A GREAT insight in the article highlights my core concern with the movement, they are fundamentally Anti-Freedom:

...The problem with being victims, however, is that a victim seeks protection, not freedom. A victim seeks more regulations to restrain the actions of others and third-party intervention on his behalf -- both of which many of the day's participating NGOs are more than happy to be involved in, and something many of the day's participants often ask of international bodies like the United Nations.


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